recreational marijuana

Recent court decision in New Jersey underscores lack of legal recourse for workers denied jobs over cannabis use.

The New Jersey Civil Service Commission rules that police officers can use marijuana when off duty

The message is not to not consume marijuana at all, but just to recognize that once a person has pot in their system, they are legally impaired.

But the same dilemma still exists from before these new rules were presented: Those who garner licenses may not be able to do anything with them if they don't have the cash to move their plans forward.

The Cannabis Regulatory Commission does give priority to applications to businesses that would be owned by women, minorities, disabled veterans, or those with expunged marijuana convictions, but once a conditional license is granted, the money isn't always there.

Sales topped $24 million in the first month of adult-use recreational sales at dispensaries. Spending per transaction has been shrinking.

One dispensary started recreational marijuana sales today, ending a five-week delay. Five others got permission to launch within weeks.

Demographic indicators such as gender, racial and ethnic background, and income level did not vary greatly when it came to who would approve of marijuana sales in their town and who would not, but geography mattered a bit.

Matt Darin, the U.S. president for Curaleaf, on opening day, the "canna-curious" and whether medicinal marijuana costs too much.

It has been nearly 17 months since voters legalized recreational marijuana but sales haven't begun. An expected vote on a start date was delayed last week.